Managing Consultant - Software Engineering

PA Consulting; Belfast City; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous company pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

Share ownership

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking a Managing Consultant – Software Engineering located in Belfast City, UK. This role involves leading architecture and development teams to deliver end-to-end solutions while driving strategic business growth.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the defence sector, proven experience in business development, and strong relationship management skills. The position offers a hybrid working environment and benefits including annual leave, pension scheme, and health perks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading architecture and development teams.
• Strong understanding of the defence sector with relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to shape and communicate architectural strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development initiatives and build client relationships.
• Collaborate with clients as a respected advisor in complex challenges.
• Support team growth through coaching and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Architecture expertise

Stakeholder management

Technical insight

Defence sector knowledge

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

UML

ArchiMate

Job description

Managing Consultant – Software Engineering

• Full‑time

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists across consumer, manufacturing, defence, security, energy, utilities, financial services, government, public services, health and life sciences, transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Why Join Us?

Join a team where you're trusted to shape your own path, manage your time, and influence real change for our clients and communities.

Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust‑based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity.

Be part of a team actively shaping Defence & Security and tackling issues that impact our everyday lives.

Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative community through knowledge‑sharing and peer‑level support, coaching and mentoring.

What You Can Expect

Be part of our management team, helping shape and launch new service propositions while driving strategic business growth.

• Lead business development initiatives — building trusted client relationships, owning outcomes, and delivering innovative, high‑impact solutions.
• Collaborate with FTSE 100 clients as a respected advisor, guiding them through complex challenges with clarity and creativity.
• Support your team’s growth through coaching, knowledge‑sharing, and creating opportunities for them to thrive.
• If you don’t meet every requirement below, feel free to still apply as we are often hiring for similar roles which your background might be better suited to.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading architecture and development teams, delivering impactful, end‑to‑end solutions for complex client challenges.
• Strong understanding of the defence sector, with experience across areas such as banking, insurance, payments, or wealth management.
• Demonstrated ability to shape and communicate architectural strategies across multiple domains (application, business, integration).
• Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, translating technical insight into business value.
• Track record of contributing to business development, including pre‑sales, proposal development, and client engagement.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (e.g. UML, ArchiMate), with awareness of emerging trends and technologies.
• An established network of senior stakeholders within your specialist sector, with a proven ability to nurture and expand relationships that support business development and long‑term client partnerships.

Technologies

• Cloud & Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce
• Architecture & Delivery: Microservices, packaged solutions, cloud/on‑premise models, agile delivery, digital transformation
• Tools & Frameworks: IoT, cloud‑native architectures, UML, ArchiMate

Interview Process

Introductory call with a senior Talent Acquisition partner to explore your background, the opportunity and our organisation.

Round 1: 3 competency interviews, allowing you to meet different members of our team.

Final Round: Business plan presentation with leaders – you will be given guidance and time to prepare in advance.

Life at PA

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We are focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well‑being of our people. Benefits include:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• Share ownership
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle‑to‑work, give‑as‑you‑earn)

Equality & Diversity

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or any other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Hybrid Working

Our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of two days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to five days per week on client site.

Adjustments or Accommodations

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [e-mail].

Job Location

To be confirmed.